Planetary hours
in Harbin.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:06
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:05
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:20
- 2☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:02
- 5♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:16
- 6☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:39
- 2♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:15
- 8☉︎ Sun00:15 – 01:01
- 9♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:33
- 11☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:06 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:05, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:06 to 05:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.